| 单词 | to do the truth |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the truth 9. Conduct or actions characteristic of devotion to God and in accordance with true religious belief; piety. Chiefly in to do the truth (formerly also †to do truth): to act or behave righteously and piously. Cf. sense A. 3. Now archaic (in later use chiefly U.S.).Originally and chiefly in and after biblical use (John 3:21, 1 John 1:6). In quot. 2002 after Ephesians 4:15; cf. to truth it in love at truth v. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [noun] devotion?c1225 life-holiness?c1225 love-awe?c1225 reverencec1300 Godfrightiheada1325 pity1340 devoutness1377 truthc1384 love-dreada1400 fearc1400 pietya1500 godliness1528 devoteness1606 heavenly-mindedness1612 obedientialness1651 piousness1659 devotionalness1673 unction1692 theopathy1749 devoteeism1828 pietism1829 bhakti1832 devotionality1850 devotionalism1859 pi1897 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) John iii. 21 He that doth treuthe [L. veritatem], cometh to the liȝt, that his workis be schewid, for thei ben don in God. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 99 (MED) Of treuþe [Gött. reuth, Fairf. petey], of loue, of charite Was neuer hir make, ne neuer shal be. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John iii. f. cxxijv He that doth the trueth [1534 Tyndale, 1560 Geneva doth truth; 1611 King James trueth], commeth to the light. 1589 H. Finch Sacred Doctr. Diuinitie ii. 28 Simplicitie in speaking and doeing the trueth. a1633 T. Pierson Excellent Encouragem. (1647) 5 The rule of Gods word, which is doing the truth. 1698 J. Jackson Friendly Enquirer's Doubts & Objections Answered 7 The Light..unto which, they that do the Truth bring all their works. 1769 T. Dunckerly in W. Calcott Candid Disquis. Princ. & Pract. Masons 142 It is not sufficient that we walk in the light, unless we do the truth. 1855 New Jerusalem Mag. Jan. 323 It is in doing the truth that hearing Moses and the Prophets consists. 1990 G. R. Lewis & B. A. Demarest Integrative Theol. II. iii. 141/1 One attains authentic existence..by concretely doing the truth. 2002 L. T. Johnson & W. S. Kurz Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship iv. 118 We are called to do the truth in love. < as lemmas |
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